CVE-2024-5864 Easy Affiliate Links <= 3.7.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Reset
Authenticated subscribers can reset Easy Affiliate Links plugin settings due to missing capability checks, allowing unauthorized configuration changes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-5864?
CVE-2024-5864 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in brechtvds Easy Affiliate Links, published on 28 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Easy Affiliate Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the eafl_reset_settings AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to reset the plugin's settings.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5864?
How do I fix CVE-2024-5864?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5864 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-5864 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5864 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x26q-p92r-m6hp.